Micky dimino generoso

[Hailbritain]

Generoso allegedly died this week , he was in his 90s and was a powerful genovese mobster who was not photographed a lot and not much info is known about him , does anyone have any info or recent Photos of this guy

[Pogo The Clown]

He was a Capo from the 60s-90s and was also the Acting UnderBoss from 1991-1996. He was imprisoned in the same indictment that took down Barney Bellomo and Jimmy Ida, the Genovese administration, in 1996. He pled out and got out in 1999.


Pogo

[Hailbritain]

The only recent photo I've seen of generoso

[HairyKnuckles]

He´s still much of a mystery to me. It seems he inherited his father´s crew in the early 1970s after running it for close to a decade on acting basis. Was in a semi retired mode by the mid 1980s and probably lost his crew but was asked to step in as the acting underboss in early 1990s. Salvatore Granello, the Genovese soldier who was killed in 1970, was in his crew and according to informant, Generoso did not shed any tears when Granello was hit.

Generoso lived in Brooklyn but seems to have had soldiers based in Little Italy, Lower East Side, Brooklyn and possibly NJ. I have tried to figure out who exactly his father was. There is a "Jimmy DeMino" mentioned as an extortionist of a business man in a letter sent to LE in the 1930s. That´s probably him. According to Bill Feather, Vincenzo Generoso (the father) was born in 1895 and died in 1981. But a check in SSDI show that this Generoso lived in New Rochelle, NY. Further research show that this Generoso was arrested in 1960 on gambling charges with some other guys, among them his son Accursio. I´m not sure Bill Feather has the correct Generoso listed on his Genovese chart, since I don´t think his father lived in New Rochelle and that he had a brother named Accursio. I believe Mickey´s father lived somewhere in lower Manhattan. So the father is a mystery as well.

HB, you say Mickey Generoso allegedly died this week. Do you have a source? If you are thinking of this guy

http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/M ... -103036329

I must advise you, it´s not the same guy. Mickey Generoso´s middlename is Joseph.

[Hailbritain]

Great info as usual HK , I was talking to a guy who is close to dimino's son , he apparently died yesterday

[Pogo The Clown]

Charles “Chucky” Tuzzo took over his crew.


Pogo

[B.]

The only recent photo I've seen of generoso

That's one I shared originally. It is within the last few years, so it's pretty recent.

[Wiseguy]

There is an article on Generoso dying at Cosa Nostra News
http://cosanostranews.com/

The figures he posts are from a 2004 NY Post article. Some feasible, others nor so much.
http://nypost.com/2004/02/08/mob-wants- ... ly-to-651/

Some other things in the article that stood out...

Federici and Malangone were once under Generoso? As in the same crew?

The Colombos and Bonannos almost extinct and being largely run by the other families? Doubtful on both points.

I'm not sure either Generoso or Dentico ever had the underboss spot.

[Ivan]

Why do these people live so damn long?

[brianwellbrock]

Good genes on top of never working and spending a portion of his life in jail. All of that will preserve you.

[HairyKnuckles]

According to Bill Feather, Vincenzo Generoso (the father) was born in 1895 and died in 1981. But a check in SSDI show that this Generoso lived in New Rochelle, NY. Further research show that this Generoso was arrested in 1960 on gambling charges with some other guys, among them his son Accursio. I´m not sure Bill Feather has the correct Generoso listed on his Genovese chart, since I don´t think his father lived in New Rochelle and that he had a brother named Accursio. I believe Mickey´s father lived somewhere in lower Manhattan. So the father is a mystery as well.

HB, you say Mickey Generoso allegedly died this week. Do you have a source? If you are thinking of this guy

http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/M ... -103036329

I must advise you, it´s not the same guy. Mickey Generoso´s middlename is Joseph.

Although not a complete match, the Vincenzo Generoso Bill Feather has listed does appear to be the Genovese Family member. In SSDI, he´s DOB is listed as October 15, 1895. In government reports, his DOB is listed (probably incorrectly) as August 15, 1895. And also, Michael´s middlename appears to be James, not Joseph as mentioned above. So it appears that Michael did have a brother, named Accursio who was arrested with his father back in 1960 for running a numbers operation. Two other guys arrested in same case were Anthony Tufo, 42 and Bernardino Cestone, 51. Never heard of these two before, they were probably not made. I don´t know, but I find it a little strange that the father lived up in New Rochelle, with his son listed at same address (76 7th Street) but the other son (Michael) lived in Brooklyn.

[johnny_scootch]

Genovese Boss Who Took Lie Detector Test Dies
Cosa Nostra News

Former Genovese underboss Michele “Mickey Dimino” Generoso died this week, a source informed Cosa Nostra News.

The old-school gangster finally succumbed to natural causes at around age 97; he'd been active on the street until about two years ago, despite reports to the contrary, said our source. Generoso was waked in Brooklyn today privately and will be publicly waked tomorrow. The funeral is scheduled for Saturday.

Generoso reportedly "retired" around two years ago, said the source, a Queens-based former mobster. "Mickey Dimino" had some powerful men under him while he was on the street. One was Anthony "Tough Tony" Federici, a captain in the Genovese crime family who is known today for his fundraising efforts and for owning the Corona, New York-based Parkside Restaurant.

The FBI investigated Federici for ties to the Ndrangheta drug dealer who distributed dope -- and threatened to consume his enemies' guts -- from a pizzeria in May of this year. Named Gregorio Gigliotti, he's in jail on charges that he was a U.S.-based Ndrangheta drug broker. The Feds were unable to link the Calabrian to Federici, who historically has run the Queens neighborhood for the Genoveses.In February 2004, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall honored Federici for his service to the community. Many police officers from the 110th Precinct in Queens attended the ceremony. A year later, Nassau County Judge David A. Gross was charged with federal money laundering charges. The indictment was based on wiretap surveillance conducted at Federici's Parkside restaurant.

Also under Generoso was Alphonse "Allie Shades" Malangone, who by the 1990s was one of the Genovese crime family's most important and powerful capos. He was known to frequently visit Pastels and other New York City haunts of the day, where he'd meet with Genovese family heavyweights, including "Mickey Dimino" Generoso.

Being under Generoso could be a death sentence. In fact five powerful mobsters under Generoso during his heyday disappeared or were found murdered, all based on Generoso's orders.

Whoever else they might kill, the mob certainly kills its own, not hesitating based on personal relationships. Usually it comes down to a guy stealing from the family or informing -- or guys believing or wanting to believe that's the case. The story I now tell you is rife with double-dealing and murder, with the murdering happening within the Genovese family.

Vincent "The Chin" Gigante never hesitated when an order reached him. One time he did hesitate, refusing to whack a guy close to him (most of his inner circle, including bosses in other families, had begged the Chin to act, he balked and it cost him his freedom.

The Genovese crime family, which has inducted a large number of men in Brooklyn recently, is considered the most powerful Cosa Nostra clan in the United States. The Genoveses, along with the Gambinos and Lucheses, are currently considered strong on the street, are quite active and are rebuilding. The Bonannos and Colombos are moribund, having been battered into near extinction by law enforcement, turnoats and dry snitches.

"There's no Commission," said the source, who noted that the "five families" still police each other, only now the three largest families make decisions and are largely running the remnants of the other two borgatas. "They have a way to do things."

The goal is to stick with the 1931 organization plan.

"They can replenish when they see fit but they have to stay within the quotas set by Luciano," the source said.

"Mickey Dimino” Generoso and Lawrence Dentico were both identified by the FBI as holding the underboss title in the Genovese crime family in 2004.

"[Generoso's] father had been a capo under [Charles] "Lucky" Luciano," the source said. "He was there when the whole thing started."

In February 1997, Genoroso was one of two high-ranking Genovese crime family members to plead guilty to extorting payoffs from a construction union and a garbage hauling company, the New York Times reported.

The case was noteworthy at the time because the two Genovese mobsters -- then acting-boss Liborio "Barney" Bellomo was the other -- charged in a 60-plus-count indictment copped pleas rather than go to trial. (Apparently, this case was one of the earlier ones in which inducted ranking members of organized crime made plea deals.)

Earlier in the 1990s, Bellomo had grown into one of the wealthiest and most feared mobsters in all of New York. He was closely tied to the Genovese crime family's most lucrative rackets, including the waterfront and Javits Center. In addition, he was said to be indirectly connected to some of the nation's preeminent heroin traffickers.

"The Chin" Gigante thought so highly enough of him that he actually name Bellomo the family's street boss in 1992. This vastly increased Liborio's fortunes as he was placed in control of most of the storied crime family's day-to-day operations.

Genoroso, meanwhile, lived more behind the mob's historical veil of secrecy, maintaining a low profile but earning vast sums of illicit revenue. Generoso owned Vincent's Restaurant. His brother gave a surprisingly lengthy interview to The Villager in 2004 called Vincent’s restaurant celebrates 100 years on Mott St

The story noted that Giuseppe and Carmela Siano started with a pushcart located at the corner of Mott and Hester, where Little Italy blended into Chinatown (which systematically began gobbling up "Littler Italy," as it's now called.) The couple had commenced selling homemade, freshly prepared clams, mussels and scungilli directly from the pushcart, fragrant and delectable, back in 1894.

Vincent Generoso is quoted extensively in the story. He and Michele (often misspelled as Michael) were grandsons of Jimmy Generoso, a Siano cousin. “They all came to this country together, as stowaways on ships. Then some moved to Brooklyn, to Westchester, some moved all over.”

Another article published in 2004 offered different information regarding "Mickey Dimino" -- Generoso was said to be living in a Brooklyn residence. Aged 86 at the time, law enforcement officials believed that due to his advanced age, he had "become far less active in playing a key leadership role in the organization," a report noted.

Then 1997 arrived -- and the Genovese family's fortunes, as well as Generoso's and Bellomo's, were suddenly in jeopardy. As the case began to proceed, "in an unusual move, defense lawyers were seeking to introduce evidence that ... [Generoso and Bellomo] had passed lie detector tests showing their innocence of the murder charges," Selwyn Raab noted in the Times report, adding that David Breitbart, Generoso's chief lawyer, had proclaimed that both men had been examined by Federal law enforcement-employed polygraph experts.

The two may have faced some heat for their actions by other members of the crime family. According to reports, the then-consiglieri of the Genovese crime family, also snagged in the case, was agitating for Bellomo's death. (There's no word regarding whether he wanted the same for Generoso.)

The two Genovese family mobsters -- Generoso and Bellomo -- faced life without parole, as did consiglieri James "The Little Guy" Ida.

Mary Jo White, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of the State, whose office handled the case, said Bellomo was ''one of the leaders of one of the largest and most powerful organized crime groups in the country,'' and noted that his plea calls for a specific term of 10 years without paroleBellomo and Generoso each denied participation in the mob murders alleged in a 65-count indictment.Asked why Generoso had accepted the deal instead of going to trial, a defense attorney replied, ''He felt strongly that he was going to win, but if he lost he would die in jail, and this way with good time off he is facing perhaps 15 months in prison.''

Another factor that likely made a plea agreement sound sweeter than usual was the fact that the defendants knew that Alphonse "Little Al" D'Arco, former Luchese boss, was going to testify at the trial, and he did, detailing how the Genovese family was able to spin off vast sums of dollars from wide-ranging rackets connected for decades to San Gennaro.

Lawyers speaking on background noted that the two mobsters "apparently also won a concession from prosecutors that they would not be subpoenaed as witnesses to testify against the remaining defendants in the trial or against Vincent Gigante, who authorities say is the Genovese boss. Mr. Gigante is scheduled to be tried on unrelated Federal racketeering and murder charges next month in Brooklyn."

Organized crime experts quoted in the story said that Generoso and Bellomo had copped to the agreements because the two could use them to prove to cohorts that they had not been informers. Also, their taking the lie detector tests may have led to a sitdown at which the two could've faced an even more extreme sentence, from fellow mob members. The lie detector tests would've required some explaining.

Four defendants -- Anthony Pisapia, Louis Zacchia, Michael Autori and Leonard Cerami, a former aide to the Staten Island Borough President Guy V. Molinari --.charged in the same case admitted to participating in gambling and payoff conspiracies involving the San Gennaro Feast.

Bellomo and Generoso, then 78 years old, were not charged with San Gennaro-related crimes.

James "The Little Guy" Ida, described as then-consiglieri of the Genovese family, was the main defendant in the rackeetering and murder trial. The government had offered Ida a 15-year plea deal in exchange for his cooperation, which Ida simply refused.

"However, fellow mobster Bellomo accepted a plea agreement, reportedly enraging Ida," as Raab noted.

"The FBI was sufficiently concerned about the threat to notify Bellomo's lawyer and to place Bellomo in solitary confinement in jail during the trial. However, both Bellomo's and Ida's lawyers refuted reports that there was any tension between the two mobsters."

On April 24, 1997, a Federal jury decided that Ida, then-57, needed to forfeit his $1 million 11-acre estate in Bedford where he kept horses, published reports noted. Ida, identified at the time as the third most powerful Genovese family mobster, also was found guilty of running two gambling casinos, as well as conspiracy to transport stolen construction equipment and conspiracy to defraud the United States. In addition, he was convicted of racketeering, murder conspiracy and the murder of Antonio Dilorenzo in 1988. He also was convicted of conspiracy to murder Ralph DeSimone in 1991 and Dominic Tucci in 1995.

Dilorenzo was shot to death, his bullet-riddled body found in his own backyard. DeSimone was shot five times and left in the trunk of his car, which had been parked at La Guardia Airport in Queens. Both DeSimone and DiLorenzo were hit because the Genovese family bosses decided that the two were informants for the feds, published reports noted. (Read details of the trial and charges here.)

Bellomo's lawyers stated that their client passed more than one polygraph tests regarding his involvement in the murders. Still, following alleged jailhouse tips from informants, wary FBI agents shaved Bellomo's head (they also plucked samples from his arms and legs) to test his hair for the drug lithium, which can be used to beat the polygraphs.No trace of the drug was found.

In February 1997, prosecutors dropped the DeSimone and DiLorenzo murder charges and offered Bellomo a plea to extorting payoffs from a construction union and a garbage hauling company. Bellomo accepted the deal and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Ida received a life sentence. (Former capo Matthew "Matty the Horse" Ianniello retook control of the Genovese family's Little Italy crew.)

The Feds weren't done with the wily Genovese boss with the shaved head yet, however. On July 13, 2001, the imprisoned Bellomo was indicted on charges related to the Genovese family's waterfront rackets, as well as for controlling the ILA. Bellomo again pleaded guilty to lesser charges -- and his new release date was pushed into 2004.

Then, on February 23, 2006, Bellomo and 30-plus Genovese family members were indicted on additional racketeering charges. Bellomo was specifically charged with ordering the 1998 Ralph Coppola murder. The acting captain of Bellomo's crew (and Bellomo's personal friend), Coppola disappeared on Sept. 16, 1998, a few weeks before he was to face sentencing for fraud. His body was never found. F.B.I. officials said that convicted mobsters had been saying that Coppola was whacked for "an unknown act of disrespect against Mr. Bellomo," the Times reported.

Government witness Peter Peluso, a former lawyer for the Genovese family, claimed that he himself had passed on Bellomo's order to place Coppola on the family's hit list.

As of March 2012, Ida is serving life without parole at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Otisville, a medium security facility in New York. However, currently, the 76-year-old mobster is serving his life sentence at Schuylkill FCI.

Bellomo finally departed prison on Dec. 1, 2008, after serving 12 years. He is considered to be part of the Genovese crime family's leadership today.

From 1997-1998, Generoso spent 15 months in federal prison, copping to the plea agreement. In the end, he avoided that federal racketeering murder trial that sent Ida upriver for life. By 2004, Generoso probably was serving as co-underboss due to his advanced age. Lawrence J. “Larry Fab” Dentico, from Seaside Park, N.J., held the same title. He reportedly had extensive ties to the Genovese family from about the 1950s, when he was a soldier under the family's violent founder, Vito Genovese himself, reports noted.

Dentico eventually found a place as Louis A. “Bobby” Manna's top aide.In 1989, Manna, then-consigliere who oversaw the Genovese family's New Jersey operations, was sent away for 80 years for racketeering and murder conspiracy.

In August 2005, Dentico and other mobsters were indicted on for extortion conspiracy and conspiracy to commit murder, as well as for loansharking, sports bookmaking, numbers running, and football-ticket gambling. Dentico pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 51 months in 2006. He departed prison on May 12, 2009.


Generoso was hustling on the street until around two years ago, despite whatever the FBI and newspapers reported, our source said.



As a side-note, around 2004, the FBI offered the following figures as the size of each of the Five Families and identified the following ranking members:

GENOVESE: 142 soldiers, 22 capos.
Boss: Vincent “Chin” Gigante
Acting Boss: Liborio “Barney” Bellomo
Underboss: Michele “Mickey Dimino” Generoso and Lawrence Dentico
Consigliere: James “Jimmy” Ida

GAMBINO:
168 soldiers, 17 capos.
Boss: Peter Gotti
Acting Boss: Arnold “The Beast” Squitieri
Underboss: Anthony “Tony Connecticut” Megale
Consigliere: Joseph “JoJo” Corozzo.

LUCHESE:
82 soldiers, 9 capos.
Boss: Vittorio “Vic” Amuso
Acting Boss: Louis “Cross Bay” Daidone
Underboss: Steven Crea
Consigliere: Joseph Caridi

BONNANO:
131 soldiers, 15 capos.
Boss: Joseph Massino
Underboss: Salvatore Vitale
Consigliere: Anthony Spero

COLOMBO:
60 soldiers, 5 capos.
Boss: Alphonse “Allie Boy” Persico
Acting Boss: Joel “Joe Waverly” Cacace
Underboss: Thomas Gieoli
Consigliere: Ralph Lombardo

[johnny_scootch]

I found it interesting that Ed Scarpo claims Jimmy Ida wanted to whack out Barney and that the Genovese supposedly recently recruited several Brooklyn guys. If true about the Brooklyn guys I'd say Allie Shades probably had a big part in that as he's been on the street for a while. Something completely separate from the article but ties in is the rumor that Alan Longo has been shelved so I would assume Allie Shades is the captain of that crew again.

[Rocco]

Ida was a well known "hot head" and those remarks he made about Barney I am sure he regrets. Also I don't know about the Brookyn guys being made. Not exactly a Genovese Strong hold. But hey that could have changed with the time. But if I had to call bullshit that would be the part. Making a tons of guys in Brooklyn ... Also Longo is back in the fold? Remember he was outed in a plot to kill chin with the Gambino's ? Remember?

[Hailbritain]

I was led to believe malangone's kid is running that crew and is pretty much the captain , he is also said to be a big name in the whole genovese family